Two men arrested for North Bethesda car break-ins

Police arrested two Baltimore men last week in connection with a string of car robberies and GPS thefts in the North Bethesda area.

Darrell Angelo Lyles Jr., 22, and Sherrod Edward Hill, 19, were both arrested and charged with three counts of theft under $500, and one count of theft scheme over $500.

Early in the morning on Nov. 11, Montgomery County Police officers from the 2nd District received a call about two suspicious people looking into vehicles in the area of the 11900 block of Castlegate Court in Rockville, said Officer Oliver Janney, a police spokesman.

At approximately 5 a.m., officers observed the two suspects in the McDonald's located at 11564 Rockville Pike, across from the White Flint Metro. The two suspects then left the McDonald's and crossed Rockville Pike to the Metro station.

When police stopped the men, they found GPS units and other stolen items from a string of robberies last week in the North Bethesda area.

Janney said police are currently looking into whether the two are connected with any other car break-ins in the past year.

"I would say the likelihood that they were responsible for some other incidents is high," he said.

He did not know how the two traveled to Montgomery County.

Lyles is being held on $57,000 bond, due to multiple warrants for previous larceny charges. Hill was released on his own recognizance.

"What I've been telling people is not to leave things visible in your car, and first and foremost lock your car," Janney said. "Don't be lazy."